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Melbourne Sights

Melbourne Cricket Ground

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Good for: sports fans, culture, family fun, sport, all - families with kids incl

Not good for: st kilda football club in 2010, art, time consuming

  • Address
    • Brunton Ave
  • Transport
    • Jolimont
    • 48, 75
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 03-9657 8888
  • Hours
    • National Sports Museum adult/child/family incl tour $30/15/60

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Lonely Planet review for Melbourne Cricket Ground

It's one of the world's great sporting venues, and for many Australians the 'G' is considered hallowed ground. In 1858 the first game of Aussie Rules football was played where the MCG and its car parks now stand, and in 1877 it was the venue for the first Test cricket match between Australia and England. The MCG was also the central stadium for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The William Barak Bridge links it to the CBD. MCG membership is a badge of honour for Melburnians of a particular class. It involves having two members propose and second your nomination and a wait of around 20 years.

If you want to make a pilgrimage, tours take you through the stands, corporate and coaches' areas, the Long Room and (subject to availability) the players change rooms and out onto the ground. They run (on non-match days) between 10am and 3pm. Bookings are not essential but recommended. The MCG houses the National Sports Museum. Pedestrians can head along Birrarung Marr

and take the musical trip along the William Barak bridge (listen out for the soundscape).

 

Traveller reviews for Melbourne Cricket Ground (10)

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    I don't like watching sports, but I loved the footy here.

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    its awesome

    bdmakadia recommends this,

    i would suggest only for sports lovers....

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    The great cauldron of Melbourne's sporting culture.

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    Australian Football has a formal history dating back to 1858, giving the game a history and tradition matched by few other sports. The majority of Melbourne-based clubs in the premier AFL competition were founded in the mid-late 1800s and thus traditional rivalry games at the 'G' provide the best opportunity to see the passion and pride Melbournians have in the code. If you cant go under the wing of a local, you're likely to find someone in the crowd enthusiastic to recruit you on the spot to explain the finer details in exchange for you 'barracking' for their team (just don't expect them to explain much during each quarter's play).

    Good for: culture, sports fans, all - families with kids incl, local tradition, Feb-Sept; Fri-Sun

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    A Must-See

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    Sports lovers from anywhere need to visit 'The G' and take in the grand spectacle of an AFL football match. Make sure you see Collingwood in action, they are the country's most popular team and always draw the biggest crowds!

    Good for: Collingwood

    Not good for: st kilda football club in 2010

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    A must visit for sports fans

    jayz05 recommends this,

    When it comes to sport in Australia no stadium compares to the MCG. Whether it be Football, Cricket or a behind the scenes tour the 'G' is a must do when in Melbourne.

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    A place for sporting dreams

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    Whether dreams are made or shattered, when it comes to sport in Melbourne the MCG is the place it happens. Don't be fooled by the name - while in summer "the G" is the place for Cricket - it is in the depths of winter that the G is at its best as it is also the home of Australian Rules Football

    Good for: Families, family fun, sports fans, sport

    Not good for: art, st kilda football club in 2010

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    Experience atmosphere like you've never experienced before

    gmcinnes recommends this,

    If you're in Melbourne during winter getting tickets to a football game is well worth your effort. Tip - try to pick two melbourne teams as the rivalry will make for a great spectacle. Also the sports museum is fantastic during weekdays.

    Good for: family fun, sport, excitement, big events

    Not good for: time consuming

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    Take the tour and visit the sport museum.

    sirhc recommends this,

    Want to get some of the history behind Melbourne's strange own brand of football? Take the tour, go behind the scenes, stand on the oval and visit the museum at the 'G' - home of 'footy'.

    Good for: culture, sports fans

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    Take a tour!

    ride_on_postman recommends this,

    Definitely worth going even on a non-game day to see the inner sanctum of the Long Room, the Library, Museum, the urinal with a window view of the ground. Even better find an MCC member, suit up, and get them to take you in on for a game.

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    A great place when you are with 99,999 other people

    donuts99 recommends this,

    Nothing beats attending an Aussie Rules grand final at the MCG with 99,999 other people. The atmosphere is electric.
    When a sporting contest isnt in progress you can always visit the Australian Gallery of Sport to soak up a bit of history.

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